Forthcoming Events

2021

AUGUST

9-13 August: IP Law Summer School, Cambridge. IPKat readers are entitled to a 15% discount in the registration fee using VIP code FKW83326IPKE.
19 August: UIC Law IP Center (with WIPO and IPOS) - Thinking About IP and ADR Internationally: What Every Lawyer and Corporate Counsel Should Know (details to follow)

SEPTEMBER

6-10 September: Pharma Law Academy, Cambridge. IPKat readers are entitled to a 15% discount in the registration fee using VIP code FKW83322IPKE.
8-10 September: EPIP 2021 Conference, Madrid/online.
14-17 September: MARQUES 35th Annual Conference, The Hague.
17 September: UIC Law IP Center - IP, Privacy and Technology Corporate Counsel Conference (details to follow)
20-24 September: Summer Course on European Information Technology Law, Trier. IPKat readers are entitled to a 25% discount in the registration fee when they use the VIP code ERA2021IPKAT.
29 September - 1 October: ALAI 2021: Copyright, Competition and Innovation, Madrid/online.

OCTOBER

5-6 October: LES Hungary: Virtual Pan-European Conference 2021, online.
6-8 October: Annual Conference on European Trade Mark and Design Law 2021, online (CEST morning sessions). IPKat readers are entitled to a 25% discount in the registration fee when they use the VIP code ERA2021IPKAT.
8 October: UIC Law IP Center (with WIPO and Kuhen & Wacker) - International IP Practice Seminar (details to follow)
15-16 October: Copyright and Data, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, online
17-20 October: 2020 AIPPI World Congress, online.
21-22 October: 39th ECTA Annual Conference 2021, Vienna/online.
22 October: The Fashion Marketplace: Law and Policy, Fashion Law London, online.
26 October: BPIP Annual Conference 2021, Tel Aviv.
29 October: UIC Law IP Center - IP Center Alumni & Friends Virtual Reception (details to follow)
29-30 October: Trade Marks and Designs, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, online

NOVEMBER

4-5 November: UIC Law IP Center - 65th Annual IP Law Conference (details to follow)
18-19 November: Annual Conference on European Copyright Law 2021, Trier/online. IPKat readers are entitled to a 25% discount in the registration fee when they use the VIP code ERA2021IPKAT.

2022

APRIL

21-22 April: 29th Annual Fordham Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference, New York City.

JUNE

15-17 June: 40th ECTA Annual Conference 2022, Copenhagen.

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